Katarinavs Nunu & Willump
Katarina vs Nunu & Willump is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Katarina wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Nunu & Willump based on 5 games. Katarina holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup.
Katarina Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Katarina performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Nunu & Willump(80.0%)Who Wins the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump Matchup?
Katarina vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 20.0%, giving Katarina a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Katarina dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nunu & Willump players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nunu & Willump leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina players can confidently pick into Nunu & Willump and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nunu & Willump away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Katarina vs Nunu & Willump Laning Phase Breakdown
Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Nunu & Willump, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Katarina holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Nunu & Willump
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Nunu & Willump, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Nunu & Willump are Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade and Void Staff. This combination gives Katarina an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nunu & Willump. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina100.0%Nunu & Willump0.0%Katarina50.0%Nunu & Willump50.0%Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Nunu & Willump. This lopsided early game means Katarina can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Katarina at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Nunu & Willump. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Katarina holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nunu & Willump players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Katarina Runes Against Nunu & Willump
Precision
Domination
Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Katarina to press their advantage against Nunu & Willump, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Katarina's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.71% | 139 | 6.2 | 973 | 12,971 | 62.7% | 56.9% | |
| 49.54% | 109 | 6.3 | 843 | 11,743 | 53.5% | 45.1% | |
| 50.50% | 101 | 6.2 | 930 | 11,300 | 54.4% | 47.3% | |
| 39.60% | 101 | 6.1 | 770 | 11,792 | 40.0% | 39.1% | |
| 45.26% | 95 | 6.2 | 997 | 12,774 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 46.07% | 89 | 5.9 | 921 | 12,223 | 46.3% | 45.8% | |
| 45.88% | 85 | 5.7 | 910 | 12,850 | 47.1% | 45.1% | |
| 50.60% | 83 | 5.9 | 859 | 12,252 | 51.2% | 50.0% | |
| 43.37% | 83 | 6.1 | 876 | 11,790 | 52.3% | 33.3% | |
| 37.80% | 82 | 5.6 | 788 | 11,810 | 37.1% | 38.3% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 5.6 | 814 | 11,702 | 52.8% | 47.7% | |
| 55.70% | 79 | 6.0 | 927 | 12,875 | 63.9% | 48.8% | |
| 59.42% | 69 | 6.1 | 851 | 11,887 | 61.1% | 57.6% | |
| 45.59% | 68 | 5.9 | 824 | 12,682 | 46.4% | 45.0% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 5.7 | 1,022 | 12,314 | 52.9% | 45.5% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 6.1 | 953 | 12,925 | 51.7% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 6.0 | 910 | 12,199 | 61.3% | 38.7% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 6.2 | 1,020 | 12,197 | 53.1% | 46.1% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 6.4 | 1,007 | 12,721 | 61.8% | 30.4% | |
| 60.78% | 51 | 6.3 | 998 | 14,075 | 66.7% | 56.7% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 5.7 | 899 | 12,464 | 66.7% | 41.4% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 5.6 | 892 | 12,210 | 52.4% | 36.0% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 5.8 | 870 | 11,770 | 36.4% | 75.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 6.1 | 887 | 12,074 | 45.8% | 47.6% | |
| 40.00% | 45 | 6.2 | 910 | 12,310 | 55.0% | 28.0% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 6.2 | 1,007 | 13,814 | 53.9% | 60.0% | |
| 40.48% | 42 | 6.2 | 932 | 10,785 | 26.9% | 62.5% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.0 | 935 | 12,452 | 40.9% | 55.6% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.2 | 919 | 12,851 | 43.5% | 47.1% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.7 | 903 | 12,257 | 63.2% | 42.1% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 5.9 | 977 | 13,270 | 58.3% | 42.3% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.9 | 848 | 11,293 | 57.9% | 38.9% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 5.8 | 1,000 | 11,899 | 64.7% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.0 | 988 | 11,559 | 55.0% | 42.9% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 5.9 | 944 | 12,412 | 68.8% | 23.1% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 6.2 | 864 | 12,236 | 46.1% | 37.5% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.2 | 849 | 10,726 | 73.3% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 6.1 | 967 | 12,849 | 76.9% | 54.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.5 | 1,037 | 12,726 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 5.9 | 886 | 12,613 | 28.6% | 62.5% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.1 | 986 | 13,461 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 5.7 | 908 | 11,350 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.2 | 890 | 12,079 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.6 | 1,053 | 11,356 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.7 | 837 | 11,701 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 888 | 11,263 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 926 | 11,866 | 14.3% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.2 | 888 | 12,408 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.4 | 1,068 | 12,134 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 1,284 | 15,357 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.9 | 975 | 11,876 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 905 | 12,769 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 772 | 11,332 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.1 | 1,040 | 14,082 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.6 | 1,073 | 13,258 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.9 | 889 | 11,599 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 851 | 11,758 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 909 | 10,418 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 829 | 10,985 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 991 | 12,388 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 889 | 13,404 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 999 | 14,073 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,059 | 13,135 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 904 | 14,440 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,069 | 11,804 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 973 | 10,019 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 939 | 13,109 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 956 | 13,980 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 1,083 | 14,836 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,105 | 14,487 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,070 | 13,236 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 876 | 11,998 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,252 | 13,114 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,133 | 14,115 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,112 | 13,054 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 919 | 11,666 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 780 | 11,679 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 911 | 12,410 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 591 | 6,637 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 844 | 11,607 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 748 | 10,935 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 1,019 | 12,266 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Katarina vs Nunu & Willump - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Nunu & Willump in League of Legends?
Katarina wins the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Katarina do against Nunu & Willump in the early game?
In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Nunu & Willump with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Katarina players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Nunu & Willump in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup?
Katarina wins the matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Nunu & Willump?
The best Katarina build against Nunu & Willump includes Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Void Staff with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Katarina runes against Nunu & Willump?
The best Katarina runes against Nunu & Willump use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Katarina vs Nunu & Willump matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Nunu & Willump?
Yes, Katarina has a favorable matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 80.0% win rate. Katarina strongly counters Nunu & Willump in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Katarina against Nunu & Willump?
When playing Katarina against Nunu & Willump, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.